Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE RICHARD LAWES FOUNDATION 

It is a grant making charity which supports appeals and not for profit organisations where donations will have a real and immediate impact. They prefer smaller charitable institutions and specialised or local branches of larger charitable institutions. However, at present unsolicited applications are not being considered.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
05/04/23£244£424£-180n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/22£221£404£-183n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21£218£388£-170n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20£241£374£-133n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19*£236£393£-157n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£235£356£-121£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£244£329£-85£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£228£264£-35£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£181£237£-56£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£131£218£-87£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£108£196£-87£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£96£196£-100£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£81£195£-115£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£77£226£-149£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£234£285£-51£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08*£334£373£-39£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07*£297£427£-130£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06£297£195£102£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05*£282£208£74£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04*£18£55£-37£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 47 years

Bobbylawes@aol.com

07850126351

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/08/1977, number: 274042
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 231 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 0 days late, AR05: 9 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Longhayes
Lowerdown
Bovey Tracey
Newton Abbot
TQ13 9LF

Objectives

CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO LAW OF ENGLAND OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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